ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP) 2026 for Young West Africans (With Funding Available)

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About ECOWAS Volunteers Programme

The programme offers volunteers the opportunity to serve in key development sectors while gaining valuable professional experience within the ECOWAS region.The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded by the Treaty of Lagos, inMay 1975 as a regional group of fifteen countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra LeoneandTogo. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw their membership of the Community in 2025. The ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP) is a demand-driven flagship programme of the ECOWASCommission. It seeks to harness and inject the expertise and professional and personal contributionsof mainly young citizens into the process of the implementation of national development agendaof their host countries and communities. And as they do so, they also build and develop their owncapacities through contacts with their new professional and social-cultural environments andthelessons derived therefrom.

• Sponsor Organisation: ECOWAS CEDEAO

Benefits of ECOWAS Volunteers Programme

• An initial contract for 12 months will be offered with a monthly Basic Volunteer Allowance of 412.5USD or its equivalent in local currency. Other allowances as provided for in the Conditions of Serviceof ECOWAS Volunteers will also be paid.

ECOWAS Volunteers Programme Requirements

• The position is open to citizens of all ECOWAS Member States aged not more than 35 years bythedate of recruitment.
• This position is considered a non-family International ECOWAS Volunteer position. International ECOWAS Volunteers generally, cannot serve in their own country of origin.
• However, Nigerian applicants with specialized skills will be considered

Application Date and Process

Applications must include:

• A signed letter of application/motivation addressed to the Director, EYSDC, Monrovia, Liberia.
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae highlighting specific skills and experiences of the candidate.
• Copies of certificates, diplomas, and work certificates (originals or certified true copies will
  be required for sighting before recruitment).
• Copy of international passport or National Identity Card
• A police clearance certificate of less than three months (will be required before assumptionof duty).

Application Deadline

21 July, 2026

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